A Father’s Cry for Freedom and Faith

Preparing for the Third Sunday after Pentecost: Two Days before Sunday (Year C)

Scripture

For information on semicontinuous and complementary readings in the season after Pentecost or Ordinary Time, click here.

Semicontinuous: Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20; 1 Kings 22:29-40, 51-53; 2 Corinthians 13:5-10

Complementary: Psalm 16; Leviticus 9:22—10:11; 2 Corinthians 13:5-10

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Prayer

Grant, O Lord, that the course of this world may be peaceably governed by your providence; and that your Church may joyfully serve you in confidence and serenity; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. (Book of Common Prayer)

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Reflection

Galatians 4:8-20

Paul writes to the Galatians with the tone of a wounded father—grieved, perplexed, and desperate to reclaim the hearts of his spiritual children. The section from Galatians 4:8–20 is not a cold theological argument but a passionate appeal, nestled in the middle of a letter that alternates between strong rebuke and tender love.